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Old 11-22-2016, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy5848 View Post
Charlie, the problem is the DOHC configuration requiring a long, thin glow plug. This gives lots of room for carbon to build up and not much steel to resist the twisting forces of Mr. Armstrong. Result=snapped glow plug. A disabled EGR system is the best fix but your suggestion would also reduce the problem.

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Carbon is not supposed to get past the sealing shoulder on the Glow Plug EGR or not.

My best guess is that either the Glow Plugs were not tight enough to seal or there is some issue like warping of the aluminum that broke the seal. That is assuming the head had no defect when it was made.
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